What is power pop? And why is there a festival devoted to it at the Shell?
Adam Yancey (left) and Allen Couch (right), members of the Sonny Wilsons, practice. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Local lovers of the genre are once again staging the Memphis Power Pop Festival. But what is power pop, anyway?
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Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.
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